Public transportation is stalled and students are squatting on their chairs to study—today, Wuhan is overwhelmed by the recent rainfalls that continue to cause serious flooding all along the Yangtze River. At the same time, residents upstream of Wuhan have good cause to be bothered—when floods hit Wuhan, these communities... more »

You don’t have to be in Beijing to know just how terrible the air quality can be. News about China’s smoggy air and daunting pictures of shadows walking through the hazy streets are available for anyone to see. However, no one knows the reality of China’s bad air better than... more »

Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) As air pollution has reached hazardous levels numerous times in Taiwan this year, studies have found that certain plants could be the solution in reducing the negative effects of indoor pollution and thus keep people healthier in highly polluted areas. People today spend 80-90% of their... more »

Beijing issued its first red alert for pollution Monday, and while the first day of smog is pretty mild, as the normal hell-scape of Beijing pollution goes, papers and news organizations around the world have been flipping out with their own explanations of the Beijing smog—calling it haze, a shroud,... more »

Apple announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China. The programs will avoid over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution in the country between now and 2020, equivalent to taking nearly 4 million passenger vehicles off the road for one... more »

Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) More than 85 percent of elementary school students think that air pollution in Taiwan is a serious problem, according to a survey released Wednesday. The survey on elementary school students' knowledge of air pollution found that 85.6 percent of them think it is "serious," while 23.7... more »

How'd I spend my weekend during the Typhoon? Measuring air-quality apps, of course! Check out my quasi-scientific study to see how they match up when it comes to measuring pollution levels. Spoiler: they don't! more »

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) A group of tourists were shocked - and saddened - to see a hermit crab walking with a doll over his head on a beach in Taitung's Green Island, with some of them thinking it was a "ghost head" moving. A bed-and-breakfast operator who nicknamed himself... more »

Former CCTV presenter Chai Jing has caused quite a stir with her new 104-minute documentary “China’s Haze: Under the Dome” (柴静雾霾调查:穹顶之下), which is groundbreaking in the amount of data and government access provided for a film of it’s kind produced in the Chinese mainland. From its release Saturday 28th to... more »

The newest Sindicator is out! Or-- in-- to be more accurate. Using the sino-indicator of PM2.5, this episode shows how air pollution is forcing lifestyle changes for those living in urban smog. Some cities are said to show conditions similar to a nuclear winter, prompting efforts to create indoor environments... more »

China’s appetite for timber is insatiable and growing. The world’s second largest economy has been the world’s leading importer of wood since 2008 when it overtook the US to claim the top spot. In fact, China’s total consumption of timber saw a rise of 173 percent in the past decade... more »

Large areas of grasslands, alpine meadows, wetlands and permafrost will disappear on the Tibetan plateau by 2050, with serious implications for environmental security in China and South Asia, a research paper published by scientists at the Kunming Institute of Botany has warned. more »